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Nice Review at Consumer Reports

Orly Avitzur, a neurologist and e-Patient savvy doc, is now a medical editor at the Consumer’s Union/Consumer Reports. She’s written an excellent short review of some of the important developments in what we’ve come to call participatory medicine...

e-Patient stories: several types

Cross-posted (with additions) from my own blog 5/25/08 As I talk to people about “participatory medicine” and patient empowerment, I’ve needed to think out what that term really means when the rubber meets the road – when you (the patient) get...

Participate in defining “Health 2.0”

e-Patients, alert! Time to participate in creating the lexicon. Ted Eytan MD is open to suggestions on his definition of Health 2.0 – he’ll be giving a talk soon and wouldn’t mind some honing, particularly shortening. Here’s the current...

Health Care Consumerism

The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released a very interesting report on “Health Care Consumerism” which looks at five “zones” of activity: traditional health services, self-directed care, alternative and non-conventional health services,...

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